Bird Island (or Bird Islet) is an island in the
City and Borough of Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the se ...
,
Alaska, United States. It was named by Captain
Lester A. Beardslee
Lester Anthony Beardslee (February 1, 1836 – November 10, 1903) was an officer in the United States Navy who served as the commander of the Department of Alaska and of from June 14, 1879, to September 12, 1880.
Life
Beardslee was born in Lit ...
of the United States Navy in 1880. Located off the eastern shore of
Favorite Channel, it is northwest of
Pearl Harbor and northwest of the city of Juneau. The name was first published by the
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1883.
The island is across.
[Orth, Donald J. ''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names''. United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1967.]
See also
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Dobson Landing, Alaska
References
Islands of the Alexander Archipelago
Islands of Juneau, Alaska
Islands of Alaska
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